CPI(M) supports daily-wagers strike call
Srinagar, June 24 (KNS): While expressing serious concern over the government’s failure to fulfill its promise of regularizing daily wagers/casual labourers, scheme workers, contractual and others, working in various departments, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Wednesday said these poor people are already suffering due to the non-payment of wages for months together. In 2017 […]
Rahul Dravid beats Sachin Tendulkar in Wisden poll on greatest Indian Test batsman
Rahul Dravid is the greatest Indian Test batsman, according to a poll conducted on social media by Wisden India. Dravid beat Tendulkar by a narrow margin of votes in the final round of voting. Dravid got 52 per cent of the votes, with as many as 11,400 fans taking part in the final round of voting. “Much like […]
Syria reports Israeli raids on central, south military posts
Syrian air defences responded to Israeli attacks on military posts in a central province early on Wednesday, shortly after similar attacks in the south killed two soldiers, the defence ministry in Damascus said. State media cited a military official as saying the attack targeted posts in rural areas of Hama province. Air defenses were activated […]
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Kashmir valley in general and Srinagar city in particular has suffered on developmental front in the past one year. Since August 5, last year, all the developmental projects received a setback as the government gave only 24 hours to all yatries, tourists and outside laborers to leave Kashmir valley. It was followed by massive security […]
COVID-19: 48 -year-old lady from Srinagar dies at SKIMS; Death toll reaches to 88 in J&K
Srinagar , June 24 (KNO): A 48- year- old lady infected with COVID- 19 from Baghat Barzulla area of Srinagar passed away at SKIMS Soura on Wednesday, taking overall death toll due to pandemic to 88 in Jammu & Kashmir . Medical Superintendent SKIMS , Dr Farooq Jan told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that […]
23- year- old boy dies under mysterious circumstances in Tangmerg village
Baramulla , June 24 (KNO): A 23 -year- old boy namely Sarfraz Ahmad Ganje Son of Bashir Ahmad Ganie resident of Kralpora Village of Tangmarg was found dead in mysterious condition at his residence in Tangmarg area of North Kashmir . SDPO Tangmarg Hilal Ahmad told KNO that the cause of death is being ascertained. […]
Amid border tension, Chinese consignments face Customs hurdle at Chennai, Mumbai
Amid the ongoing border dispute between India and China, import consignments from the neighbouring country at ports such as Chennai and Mumbai are learnt to be facing hurdles, with clearances being held up by the Indian Customs authorities. The disruption in clearances is reported to have emerged over the last fortnight, even as there are no […]
Govt procurement portal asks sellers to specify country of origin
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s platform for online procurement of goods and services by government departments — the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal — has made it mandatory for sellers to clarify the country of origin while registering any new product. The GeM portal also has a ‘Make in India’ filter now to allow buyers […]
Only 6% ventilators under PM-CARES manufactured so far
WITH ONLY 6 per cent of the total 50,000 ‘Made in India’ ventilators under PM-CARES fund manufactured so far, the race to secure the machines for the country’s Covid-19 response has exposed a handicap in the component production ecosystem for medical equipment. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra and DRDO Chairman Dr Satheesh Reddy […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 148 new positive cases, 3642 recovered so far JAMMU, JUNE 23: The Government on Tuesday informed that 148 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 20 from Jammu division and 128 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 6236. […]
